Megam is one of the Garo dialects in Garo Hills and And in Khasi Hills which is a part of
Sino-Tibetan
Sino-Tibetan, also cited as Trans-Himalayan in a few sources, is a family of more than 400 languages, second only to Indo-European in number of native speakers. The vast majority of these are the 1.3 billion native speakers of Chinese languages. ...
language spoken in Mynensingh and in
Kalmakanda subdistrict,
Netrokona district
Netrokona ( bn, নেত্রকোণা) is a district of the Mymensingh Division in northern Bangladesh.
Etymology
The headquarters of Netrokona District was located at the end of the Mogra River and was called Natorkona. Many people believe ...
, Mymensingh division,
Bangladesh
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. It is a sub-language of Garo and it is closely related to
Garo
Garo may refer to:
People and languages
* Garo people, a tribal people in India
** Garo language, the language spoken by the Garo tribe
Places
* Kingdom of Garo, a former kingdom in southern Ethiopia
* Garo, Colorado
* Garo Hills, part of the Ga ...
, but has been strongly influenced by
Khasian languages
The Khasic or Khasian languages are a family of Austroasiatic languages spoken in the northeastern Indian state Meghalaya and neighbouring areas of Bangladesh.
Languages
Sidwell (2018: 27–31) classifies the Khasian languages as follows.
;Proto ...
, to the extent that it is only 7–9% lexically similar to with A’beng, the neighboring Garo dialect, but 60% similar to the Khasian language
Lyngngam.
Garo Language has Many Dialects and among them is Me.gam dialect. Some Me.gam People identify also as a Clan and Use Me.gam name as a Surname. Me.gam clan identity their surnames as Me.gam Sangma or Megam Momin which differs from region to region.
References
{{Sal languages
Sal languages
Languages of Bangladesh
Garo Language has Many Dialects and among them is Me.gam dialect. Some Me.gam People identify also as a Clan and Use Me.gam name as a Surname. Me.gam clan identity their surnames as Me.gam Sangma or Megam Momin which differs from region to region.